Adjustable window-shade holder.



No. 650,584. Patented May 29, I900. T. HARDING. ADJUSTABLE WINDOW SHADE HOLDER.

(Application filed Feb. 3, 1900,)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS HARDING, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

ADJUSTABLE WINDOW-SHADE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 650,584, dated May 29, 1900. Application filed February 3, 1900. Serial No. 3,870. (No model.) 7

To all whom, it may concern..-

Be it known that I, THOMAS HARDING, a citizen of the United States, residing at San J os, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented certain Improvements in Adjustable Window Shade Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an adjustable support for a curtain-shade by which the brackets and roller carrying the shade can be supported at different elevations; and it consists of guide-rails in which the shade-brackets are slidably mounted, said guide-rails having notches in one side, together with specially constructed shadebrackets adapted to automatically engage the notches and be supported therein, and operating-rods for the purpose of releasing the brackets, said rods being also employed to raise and lower said brackets, all as is hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In those cases where it is desired to shade either the upper or lower part of a window it is customary to employ either a verticallyadjustable curtain shade or two curtainshades, one being supported at the upper part of the windowand the other at the lower part thereof, so as to be operated independently, this arrangement being of particular advantage when the upper sash of the window is lowered to admit air, for an adjustable shade can be lowered below the opening, or in case of two shades the upper shade can be rolled up to prevent it from flapping, while the lower shade may be employed to keep out some of the sunlight. The employment of two shades is, however, very expensive, and aside from the expense they do not give the satisfaction that is had by adjustably supporting the shade-brackets so that the curtain-roller may be supported at any desired elevation. Therefore appreciating the many advantages which are secured by so supporting the shade-brackets that they may be disposed at different elevations I have devised a construction and arrangement of fixtures that will accomplish this end in the simplest and most efiective manner, the said fixtures being such that they will not disfigure the appearance of the window or frame.

The following specification enters into a detail description of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to letters thereon which designate the different parts, and what I claim as new in the particular construction and combination is more specifically set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of one of the shade-brackets. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through a shade-bracket and guide-rail.

My invention consists, practically, of but three parts, which are duplicated at each side of the window, said parts being a guide-rail, (designated by the letter A,) a bracket B, slidable within the guiderail, and an operating-rod 0, connected to said bracket. The guide-rail is made up of a strip of plate metal, and the side edges of said strip are bent inward, forming flanges a a, which hold the shade-bracket in slidable engagement with said strip or guide-rail, one of the side flanges a being provided with notches a for the purpose of supporting the bracket at different elevations in the manner hereinafter described. The shade-bracket B is also made up of plate metal possessing the required resiliency, said plate being bent upon itself to present the side members I) b, at the rear edges of which are outwardly-projecting flanges b, which underlie the side flanges at of the guiderail when the bracket is placed in engagement therewith. At the forward edge of one of the side members of the bracket is an outwardlyprojecting flange 12 which is adapted to engage the notches a of the guide-rail, and said flange b is of sufficient length to be engaged by the operating-rod O. The outer end of the shade-bracket B is tapered or reduced, as shown, to give a neater appearance to the same, and one of said brackets is provided at its outer end with a transverse opening b while the other bracket has the usual slot, said opening and slot being adapted to receive the end gudgeons d of an ordinary spring shade-roller. Near the inner end of each shade-bracket is a hole 12 by which the bent upper end of the operating-rod C is placed in engagement with the bracket and supported thereby, the rod being so.located that it may be brought into engagement with the flange b and depends to within easy reach of the operator.

In assembling the parts the rails A ,A are secured to the side pieces of the windowframe, and the shade-brackets, with the rods attached, are then inserted into the lower ends of said guide-rails and slid upward'therein until the side flanges or catches b? engage the lower notches. The curtain-shade roller can now be conveniently placed into engagement with the brackets and will be supported at the lowest elevation. v To raise .the shaderoller, it is only necessary to push upon the rods 0, the beveled edgesnf the notches permitting the catches to ride out of the same, and when the desired elevation is reachedthe catches springing into the notches will rest upon the lower shoulders thereof. ing the shade-roller the rods are first pressed .inward towardeachbther to release the catches from the notches, and when said roller is partially lowered the rods are pressed outward to release them from the catches and permit thelatter to automatically engage the notches inthe guide-rails. It will be seen, therefore, that the device can be readily operated to either raise or lower the curtainshade and support it at the desired elevation.

The'practical utility of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, and it will be also noted that the fixtures comprising the invention are simplein construction, can be cheaply man ufactured,- and if nickel-plated or otherwise finished will present a neat appearance; also,

In lower-- that thesaid fixtures can be. put into place without requiring the services of a skilled mechanic.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. An adjustable support for a shade-roller, comprising guide-rails having notches therein, shade-brackets presenting spring members by which they are supported upon the guide-rails, a flange on one of the spring members adapted to spring into engagement with the notches, and operating-rods depending from the shadebrackets, said rods being adapted to engage theaforesaid flanges, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

2. An adjustable support for a shade roller,

comprising guide rails having inwardly-pro-- jecting side flanges one of said flanges-being provided with notches at its edge, shadebrackets made up of a plate of spring metal bent upon itself and provided at its inner edges with outwardly-projecting flanges, and a flange at the lower edge of one of the side pieces of the bracket adapted to engage the notches in the guide-rails; together with operating-rods connected to one side of- -the shade-brackets above the flange at the lower edge thereof, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth. i THOMAS HARDING. \Vitnesses:

D. D. TENNYSON, CHARLES CLARK. 

